When abraham verghese, a physician whose marriage is unravelling, relocates to texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at a county hospital. Apr 14, 2016 david foster wallace wrote about tennis because life gave it to himhe had played the game well at the junior leveland because he was a writer who in his own way made use of wilder days. A doctors story of friendship and loss abraham verghese, author, a. There he meets david smith, a medical student recovering from drug addition, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each other. As david spirals out of control, almost everything verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of cutting for stone. Abraham verghese takes on his own fascination with tennis and comes up with as good an explanation as any. This is a book about friendship, tennis, medicine, addiction, love, heartbreak and so much more. Once there, he meets and eventually becomes a mentor to david smith, a medical resident at the hospital where verghese worked and a brilliant tennis player recovering from drug addiction. If you are the author, or personally familiar with the author, and disagree, please tell us. It was a heartbreaking read, but a story that is so important. Buy the paperback book the tennis partner by abraham verghese at indigo. John benson born july 2, 1959, is a former professional tennis player from the united states.
Abraham verghese audio books, best sellers, author bio. A doctors story of friendship and loss, this book is, in a sense, a sequel to verghese s earlier memoir, my own country. Ultimate tennis practice for 2 players ebookfrom warmup drills to mental strength this ebook offers the perfect practice sequence to prepare tennis players for comp. Smith is australian, and on a bit of a different career trajectory. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. They contain many photographs and much statistical and record information. The tennis partner later printing edition by verghese. Abraham verghese s most popular book is when breath becomes air. Cutting for stone the tennis partner my own country. There he recorded his heartbreaking experiences with the countrys first cases of aids as they returned from the cities of each coast to come home.
So when i saw the author had another book two in fact and they were memoirs, i of course wanted to read them. He achieved a careerhigh doubles ranking of world no. Mar 22, 20 love in tennis literature is not restricted to the traditional heterosexual relationship. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids see this database. Benjamin markovits serves up his favourites as wimbledon 2018 starts, the novelist tips books on agassi and federer with a volley from roth and updike. In 1999, indianamerican author abraham verghese published his second book, the tennis partner. He is the author of my own country, an nbcc finalist made into a film directed by mira nair, and the tennis partner, a new york times notable book. Although it runs down a little in the last 50 pages or so, this is a compulsively readable and painful book, a work of compassion and intelligence.
It is one of those masterfully crafted books that defies a simple label it is a memoir that reads like fiction, a book that works in tennis and medicine and human relations with the necessary dramatic energy to make you see both its social context and relevance while feeling like you are. Oct 06, 2016 the tennis book is the preeminent single volume illustrated work of tennis reference, tracing the game from its relaxed beginnings as a pastime of the 1800s through to what has become the high energy, allaction global sport of the 21st century. A doctor from india, verghese reads the story of his friendship with a medical student under his charge. Smith is also a very good tennis player, once out there on some loop of the semiprofessionals. The tennis partner by verghese, abraham 1999 paperback paperback 1800 4.
The tennis partner tells the parallel stories of vergheses disintegrating marriage as he. From the author of the bestseller cutting for stone comes a deeply moving story about drug addiction, male friendship and tennis about the author. In january 1994, abraham verghese, an indian doctor in a texan teaching hospital, was called to the morgue to identify the body of his close friend, student and tennis partner david smith. This book is verghese s tribute to his dead friend. When abraham verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling. The tennis partner is the second of abraham vergheses books. Verghese s observations about life, his analogies between tennis and medicine spoke volumes to me. May 26, 2016 its now sold over a million copies, spawned six more inner game bookscovering skiing, golf, winning, music, work, and stressand, as of this writing, was the top instructional tennis. A practicing physician and a professor of medicine at stanford university, abraham verghese is the author of my own country and cutting for stone. All the books below are recommended as readalikes for abraham verghese but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed. Wimbledon, the official history of the championships. Abraham verghese has books on goodreads with 679981 ratings. Books about tennis and tennis shoes top the microsoft cofounders reading list.
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A friend told me to read this book since i liked tennis i expected tennis but got a whole lot more. Between rounds of tennis and after chats at a cafe, david opens up to abraham. Verghese approaches david and suggests that they play tennis, and soon a dynamic of mutual instruction and mentoring begins. Replacing one pattern of behaviour with a new, more positive one is the purpose of the inner game. Abraham verghese during his time at the university of texas elpaso. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the institute of medicine. It is, above all, an unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live, and how they survive. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The tennis players poetry by lars gustafsson the scene. A doctors story of friendship and loss, this book is, in a sense, a sequel to vergheses earlier memoir, my own. His writing has appeared in the new yorker, granta, and other publications.
Benson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. The tennis partner by abraham verghese read by abraham. Abraham verghese, a boardcertified physician and a professor at stanford university is a critically acclaimed, bestselling author. Likewise, he tells davids story honestly and movingly. The tennis partner took over my life for nearly two full days. They have been subdivided into the following sections australian open, french open, us open, wimbledon and davis cup. Plot summary abraham verghese s memoir the tennis partner tells the story of a deeply moving friendship between two doctors. Buy the tennis partner by abraham verghese from waterstones today. I bought it before a recent trip to maui and read it in 3 days. The tennis partner is a remarkable journey to the ends and the edges of friendship, to its heights of intimacy and clarity, and also to its hellish depths of deception and betrayal. Born of indian parents who were teachers in ethiopia, he grew up near addis ababa and began his medical training there. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 345 pages and is available in paperback format.
Like everyone else, i read abraham verghese s cutting for stone a couple of years ago when it was the hottest thing since sliced bread. Play tennis anytime, anywhere with the tennis partner, you can practice your forehands, backhands, and volleys including various shots such as short low balls and high balls. Tennis partner, the paperback by abraham verghese on. Abraham verghese born 1955 is an american physician, author, professor for the theory and practice of medicine at stanford university medical school and senior associate chair of the department of internal medicine.
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Verghese manages to recount the story of the failure of his marriage without recriminations and with a remarkable evenhandedness. Steve kerr, pete carroll credit tennis book for success. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are thomas stone, sister mary joseph praise. With all their differences, their unlikely companionship takes time to coalesce. This work is a lightly fictionalized memoir, based in large part on verghese s own experiences somewhat altered to preserve the dignity and privacy of others. I was moved by the friendship that blossomed from one main commonality, a love for the game. Buy the tennis partner book online at low prices in india the. Sep 20, 2011 the tennis partner by abraham verghese, 9780062116390, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of cutting for stone when abraham verghese, a physician. The tennis partner by verghese, abraham 1999 paperback on. Abraham verghese s memoir the tennis partner tells the story of a deeply moving friendship between two doctors. Born and brought up of indian parents in ethiopia, abraham verghese qualified as a doctor in madras and is currently professor of medicine at stanford university, california. Free download or read online the tennis partner pdf epub book.
Smith accepts him on the court, and verghese accepts him on the medical rounds. Soon verghese meets david smith, a fourthyear medical student and former professional tennis player who is assigned to verghese s team in the hospital. The tennis partner by abraham verghese, 9780099735014, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He is a doctor at the teaching hospital which he loves, he like everyone else, i read abraham verghese s cutting for stone a couple of years ago when it. Compassionate and moving, the tennis partner is a unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live, and how they survive. He was an under11 tournamentwinning tennis player as a boy, but left the game when he discovered rugby where he was one of the worst flyhalves he can remember. He is also the author of three bestselling books, two memoirs and a novel. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 541 pages and is available in hardcover format. In abraham vergheses the tennis partner, tennis provides. Pdf the tennis partner book by abraham verghese free. A doctors story of friendship and loss signed, advance readers edition by verghese, abraham and a great selection of related books, art. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how th.
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His second book, the tennis partner, was a new york times notable book and a national bestseller. The pronunciation of this authors name has been verified by the publisher. The tennis partner later printing edition by verghese, abraham 1999 paperback on. There he meets david smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and. Regional histories of the edinburgh lawn tennis clubs 1933. Books by abraham verghese author of cutting for stone. Verghese is willing to let the reader into his mind as he deals with a particularly difficult period in his life. In my own country, named one of the five best books of 1994 by time magazine, abraham verghese ventured into the valley of the smokey mountains, where he bore witness to the arrival of aids in a town that had never expected the disease or its terrible consequences. The tennis partner by verghese, abraham 1999 paperback.
Abraham verghese talks about medicine and fiction to kim odell of the heinz foundation. And just when it seems nothing more can go wrong, the dark beast from davids past emerges once again. A visiting professor of swedish literature at the university of texas, quite uncoincidentally named lars gustafsson, is teaching a seminar in nineteenthcentury european thought and quietly perfecting his game of tennis. In douglas dunns the tennis court and rita mae browns sudden death, tennis becomes the backdrop for lesbianism, and in abraham verghese s the tennis partner the site for the development of male agape love. Jun 04, 2001 buy wimbledon, the official history of the championships first edition by barrett, john isbn. Abraham verghese, md, macp, is professor for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine and senior associate chair of the department of internal medicine.
Archie henderson has won no awards, written no books and never played any representative sport. The inner game of tennis is that which takes place in our mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, selfdoubt and lapses of concentration. In his latest book, the tennis partner, physician abraham verghese writes about a painful secret many doctors live with that of addiction. The following books contain detailed accounts of the major events on the international lawn tennis calendar. Each ball that we put into play, for as long as it went back and forth between. Pdf cutting for stone book by abraham verghese free. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by abraham verghese. Verghese, married with children, and david smith, a young, single student, meet on the tennis court twice a week.
Once there, he meets and eventually becomes a mentor to david smith, a medical. The acclaimed author of my own country 1996 turns his gaze inward to a pair of crises that hit even closer to home than the aids epidemic of which he wrote previously. The tennis partner has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Cutting for stone is one of my favorite books and ive been meaning to read the tennis partner ever since. Abraham verghese s the tennis partner in his latest book, the tennis partner, physician abraham verghese writes about a painful secret many doctors live with. Dec 20, 2019 4 best tennis biographies of all time. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Tennis collectables books histories of lawn tennis events. The sisters of muffin manor three christmas wishes by hollie osheim. The tennis partner by abraham verghese reading guidebook.
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